diff --git a/tools/binman/entry.py b/tools/binman/entry.py
index e3c6434..6436384 100644
--- a/tools/binman/entry.py
+++ b/tools/binman/entry.py
@@ -695,3 +695,8 @@
                   (self.GetPath(), self.offset, self.offset + self.size,
                    self.size, len(data)))
         return data[self.offset:self.offset + self.size]
+
+    def LoadData(self, decomp=True):
+        data = self.ReadData(decomp)
+        self.ProcessContentsUpdate(data)
+        self.Detail('Loaded data size %x' % len(data))